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(Cricinfo) Ricky Ponting has stepped down as Australia’s captain in Tests and ODIs following their quarter-final exit from the World Cup but will be available for selection as a batsman in both formats.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Angry protestors clashed with police yesterday outside the stadium in Mohali where India will meet Pakistan in a World Cup semi-final which has captured the imagination of the sub-continent.

– Alpha also wins Marvin Joseph produced a terrific performance,  recording a hat-trick which propelled Pele into the semifinal of the annual Mayor’s Cup Knockout Football Competition at the Georgetown Football Club Ground on Sunday night.

The inaugural Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst Orange Juice Under-15 League finally got underway over the week end at the Georgetown Football Club ground after being delayed for two weekends due to inclement weather.

Guyanese players continued to make the headlines in Trinidad and Tobago with their exploits in the top league.

South Ruimveldt Park Primary School took top honours when Scotiabank hosted the Kiddy Cricket Mascot Competition recently.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will stick to the tried and tested formula they employed to defeat New Zealand in their group match when they clash in Colombo today for a place in the World Cup final.

National Fullbore vice captain, Dylan Fields shot his way into form last Sunday at the Timehri ranges a few weeks away from the West Indies Fullbore Championships.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – A five-wicket haul by left arm orthodox spinner Garey Mathurin and an unbroken, third wicket partnership of 48 between St Lucians Keddy Lesporis and Johnson Charles steered Windward Islands to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Leeward Islands here yesterday.

Coach Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan has conceded that it was another challenging outing for the young Guyanese tennis players who represented this country at the recent North/Central America and Caribbean Pre-Qualifying World Junior Tennis (WJT) tournament in the Dominican Republic.

The dates for the first leg of the annual Inter-Guiana Games to be held in Suriname this year is still unsettled.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A tiny north Indian city has overnight become a hottest tourist destination, drawing Prime Ministers, corporate czars, showbiz celebrities and passionate fans for what is touted as the “mother of all cricket contests”.

-Guyana beaten outright in three days by Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago cricket team yesterday completed an outright win against Guyana on the third day of their WICB Regional Four-Day match at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

St John’s, Antigua – Dr. Julian Hunte has been re-elected unopposed to the presidency of the WICB.

The Ravens Basketball Club paid tribute to its former teammate and comrade, Kevin Lawrence in winning fashion Saturday night after they toppled a strong Georgetown All-Star team during the Kevin Lawrence Memorial Extravaganza at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

By Treiston Joseph The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will most likely send six athletes along with two officials to the 40th edition of the Junior Carifta Games to be held in Jamaica this month end.

Alonzo Greaves rode to victory in the final race of the Dr Cheddi Jagan Memorial series of 50-mile cycle road races held yesterday at Essequibo.

Jessica Stephenson produced another personal best time on Friday which helped her finish fourth overall in the 200m breaststroke final at the CONSANAT Youth Championships in Lima, Peru.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh rang the changes in a  14-man squad named yesterday for next month’s one-day series  against Australia following their disappointing World Cup  campaign.

Businessman Shiv Nandalall was yesterday elected president of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) when the body held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue.